Private Equity: Dealing With Issues You Need To Know Today

Private equity (PE) is ownership or interest in an entity that is not publicly listed or traded. A source of investment capital, private equity (PE) comes from high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and firms that purchase stakes in private companies or acquire control of public companies with plans to take them private and delist them from stock exchanges.

This book is the synthesis of interviews with various types of gastroenterology leaders, conversations with private equity funds, investment banks, and CEOs of funded companies spanning several months. Along with research, these interviews help you connect the dots and make sense of what’s underway. You’ll understand how private equity works, their vocabulary, what they look for, methods to improve your valuation, and questions to ask when someone approaches you.

There’s an urgent need for physician alignment and leadership in medicine. Practices that don’t disrupt themselves will be swept away by these winds of change.